Military Spending in Kazakhstan
Our latest data shows that Kazakhstan spent $2,355,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 1.2% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more Kazakhstani military budget data. We can only publish the past 12 years, but SIPRI has data as far back as 1988 on their site.
Total Spent: $15,012,000,000 (Last 12 years)
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $504,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | $552,000,000 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | $654,000,000 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | $747,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 2005 | $942,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | $1,102,000,000 | 1.0% |
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $1,658,000,000 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | $1,574,000,000 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | $1,485,000,000 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | $1,635,000,000 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | $1,804,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | $2,355,000,000 | 1.2% |
Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.
Other Countries in the Region
Brunei$402 Million (2012)
Mongolia$108 Million (2012)
NepalNo Data (2012)
India$48,255 Million (2012)
KyrgyzstanNo Data (2012)
Taiwan$10,513 Million (2012)
Afghanistan$770 Million (2012)
Cambodia$210 Million (2012)
Kazakhstan's Military Branches
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces.
Military Service Age in Kazakhstan
18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 2 years; 19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; military cadets in intermediate (ages 15-17) and higher (ages 17-21) education institutes are classified as military service personnel.
